Degree of freezing does not affect efficacy of frozen gloves for prevention of docetaxel-induced nail toxicity in breast cancer patients

PURPOSE: Frozen gloves (FG) are effective in preventing docetaxel-induced nail toxicity (DNT), but uncomfortable. The preventive effect of FG for DNT was compared using a standard (−25 to −30°C) or more comfortable (−10 to −20°C) preparation. METHODS: Breast cancer patients receiving docetaxel were...

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Main Authors: Ishiguro, H., Takashima, S., Yoshimura, K., Yano, I., Yamamoto, T., Niimi, M., Yamashiro, H., Ueno, T., Takeuchi, M., Sugie, T., Yanagihara, K., Toi, M., Fukushima, M.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Springer-Verlag 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3411307/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22086405
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00520-011-1308-4
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